At Saturday’s Bellator: Dynamite 1 event, it was the man who came up on the losing end who actually went home the biggest winner, at least in terms of financial compensation.
Bellator light heavyweight contender and MMA legend Tito Ortiz, who was submitted in the first round against Bellator 205-pound champion Liam McGeary, took home a reported $300,000, according to figures released to the California Athletic Commission.
The rest of the Bellator: Dynamite 1 salaries look as follows:
Liam McGeary: $50,000 (no win bonus)
def. Tito Ortiz: $300,000
Phil Davis: $130,000 (includes $65,000 win bonus)
def. Francis Carmont: $17,000
Josh Thomson: $10,000 (no win bonus)
def. Mike Bronzoulis: $10,000
Phil Davis: See above
def. Emanuel Newton: $70,000
Muhammed Lawal: $15,000 (no win bonus)
def. Linton Vassell: $30,000
Gabriel Carrasco: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Joe Neal: $2,000
Adam Piccolotti: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Salvador Becerra: $1,750
Thomas Diagne: $3,000 (no win bonus since fight ended in draw)
vs. Mike Malott: $2,000 (no win bonus since fight ended in draw)
Francis Carmont: See above
def. Anthony Ruiz: $5,000
The total disclosed MMA payroll for the event was $653,750.
Note: The above figures do not include the salaries paid to those who competed in GLORY style kickboxing matches on the mixed-matched fight card.
H/T: MMAJunkie.com
